The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-12-28

as may be necessary to pay the taxes and
penalties and costs (the costs are fixed IN
THE bill at &n aggregate OF $3.50, with i
per cent. added, and TO sell the same at
public auetion, giving in case CT sale OF
real estate 6 proper title.
3. In csse there is no bid for an
amount sufficient to cover the taxes and
costs on the land offered for sale, the
sheriff is directed to execute title Tor
tie land to the sinking fund commission
and to put them il possession. The
sherif's deed is IN all cases, to be held as
prima facie evidence of good title.
Action for the recovery OF such property
SO sold and conveyed are barred at the
expiration OF two years from the date OF
the sale and conveyance.
(. Defauitipg taxpayers may stop such
sales by paying to the sheriff the amount
of iaxes and costs named in the warrant,
with an affidavit setting forth the facts.
5. All the forfeited lands now on the
record are to be restored to the tax lists
with only the taxes for tie fiscal year be-
ginning November /, 1887, charged
against them.
6. The State renounces all title by
forfeiture for non-payment of taxes to
each and every of said parcels OF land,
and will treat them hereafter as the lands
Of the former owner, his heirs or assigns;
but this remuneration OF title is upon the
reservation and condition thst the State
may hereafter collect by suit at law, or
other legal method, from said lands a
sum equal to the aggregate amount OF all
annual assessments for taxes, with the
penalties that might and would have
been ssessed and charged against the
said lands in case the SAME had never
been declared delinquent and forfeited;
and the retention of the possession and
use of said lands fer ninety days after
the approval of this Act by said former
owner, his heirs or assigns, shall be
deemed sufficient evidence Of his OF their
acqu:escence in and acceptance OF the
reservations al q conditions of said re-
nunciation of title.
7. The sinking fund commission is
given the right $40 compound with the
former owners, their heirs or assigns, for
all such taxes as described in last section
at one-haf part OF the whole sum SO due,
without penalties, provided the money
is paid into the hands OF said commits
sion On or before the expiration Of one
year from date Of approval of this Act,
and the receipt of said commission for
such part thereof shall discharge the
said taxpayer and his said land from any
further liability to the State on that ac-
count" The commission is also author
lied to bring actions against all owners
of forfeited lands for the full amount of
costs, taxes and penalties when such
lands have been conveyed to them by
the sheriff under the terms of this Act,
and any Judgment obtained by them in
such suits is made lien upon the laud
in question. The sale having been
effected tie proceeds ere to be applied,
first to the payment Of the taxes, costs
and penalties, and the surplus, if any, is
to De paid to the former owners Of the
LAID.
ibis is in brief the bill as it passed
the House. The synopsis given above
only gives an outline of the features.
Should it become law (snd there is
scarcely any doubt that it willy it will
have to be republished in full. An
amendment was adopted directing the
comptrollsr-general to furnish copy of
the Act to esch county auditor and
treasurer in the State.
The Last Day.
The General Assembly adjourned this
morning between and 5 o'clock, after
q month of solid work.
Yesterday was taken up in iisposing
of third reading bills. There are fifteen
second reading bills remaining on the
House calendar, which are left over for
consideration next session. Most Of the
members will leave for their respective
homes on the outgoing trains to-day.
They deserve the commen6ation Of the
State for the able manner in which they
have dealt with questions of great public
moment.